PlayStation 3 System Software Update v3.40 Available Now

UPDATE: Thanks for all of the feedback. Just a quick update, 3.40 has been released. In addition, PlayStation Plus is now available in the PlayStation Store.

We’re thrilled to hear that many of you are excited about the five star rating feature. This feature is retroactive for all of your PlayStation Store activity, so you can jump into the store right now and start rating all of your past purchases. Look for a “Rate” button on the product pages.

Hi everyone, once again we’re adding new features to the PlayStation 3 (PS3) system via firmware update to ensure we’re bringing you the best, most comprehensive entertainment experience possible. PS3 system software update (v3.40) will be available soon, adding the PlayStation Plus subscription, enhancements to the connection between your PlayStation Network and Facebook accounts and more. Additionally, we’ll be launching system software update (v6.30) for the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system simultaneously with PS3 system software update (v3.40), adding PlayStation Plus compatibility as well as other new features.

PlayStation Plus: PlayStation Network users will be able to purchase membership to PlayStation Plus; a new subscription service on the PlayStation Network that provides you with new options to expand and enhance your gaming experience and enable you to gain an exclusive set of features and content. Friendly reminder, all of you PlayStation Network users will continue to have free access to PlayStation Network’s unmatched and expanding suite of new and exclusive features while PlayStation Plus subscribers will gain access to an exclusive and expanding set of gaming features, content and functionality.

Photo Gallery: A new network based photo sharing feature is now available on the Photo Gallery. The enhancement allows you to upload, browse and comment on photos on Facebook and Picasa Web Album. You can also opt to share your photos between your PlayStation Network friends as well as print photos from Photo Gallery.

Video Editor & Uploader: Video Editor and Uploader is a new function found on the XrossMediaBar (XMB), which enables you to edit, save and upload video files stored on the PS3 system to sites such as Facebook or YouTube.

Five Star Rating Support: Users can rate the PlayStation Store content they have purchased with one to five star ratings.

Power Save Settings: The default setting for PS3 System Auto-Off will be set at 2 hours, providing you with additional power save options and further improving power save features on the PS3 system.

In addition to the latest features introduced in PS3 system software update (v3.40), a separate, new PlayStation Network application on Facebook.com will be made available. This builds upon what was previously launched with Trophies and the ability to publish purchases from the PlayStation Store. Now you can further integrate your PlayStation Network and Facebook accounts with this new application. The application allows you to display your PlayStation Network profile on your Facebook account, find out which of your Facebook friends have a PSN account and send them a PlayStation Network friend request, view your PSN friends’ online status and add the PlayStation Network application tab to your Facebook user profile.

Guys. Please. Can you give us stuff we actually want? What’s PlayStation.Blog.Share for anyway? Did you guys see these ideas anywhere on the site? The only good thing in this update is the 5-Star Rating System and PlayStation Plus.

3.40, another monster waste of time for everyone involved. Look, you don’t need to do all this work to all this other stuff. We don’t care. Just give us cross game chat so I can talk to my friends while I’m playing and you are good.

we need an improved browser so we can finally watch videos online again.

and i don’t want a facebook app, i want a Netflix app. a better browser would get rid of the need for a facebook app. and who needs a video editor? and why does the freaking photo gallery keep getting updated? who cares about that really?

and when the hell are we going to be able to listen to music whenever we want despite the game? Or cross-game chat?

Video editor and uploader and the five star rating stuff seems decent. Not really very exciting. Really wish you would let more profile information show. There is a WHOLE THREAD on it in the playstation forums update section. Great ideas there too, with illustrations. I know your gonna say in response: “This is what everyone has been asking for.” The truth is everyone has not been asking for those features in 3.40. Oh well, I have personally given up. It’s like talking to a brick wall.

But, as I said in the beginning this isn’t bad, just not great like it could have been.

Its very nice thanks but is it taking that much time to implement few minor features like this? I mean I’m not complaining, i just think there could have been some more minor features like this that are on playstation blog share that could have been added too. Again, i’m not complaining especially when its free but i just felt i needed to say it.

Personaly I would like to be able to change my PSN ID without loosing everything. Maybe it could be like 5$ or something so people would not abuse of it. Thats the feature i want. Thank you